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Antonyms of verb conserve

1 of 4 senses of conserve

Sense 3
conserve, husband, economize, economise -- (use cautiously and frugally; "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit")
       Antonym of waste (Sense 1)
      => waste, blow, squander -- (spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb conserve

4 senses of conserve

Sense 1
conserve -- (keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change; "Energy is conserved in this process")
       => keep, maintain, hold -- (keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes")

Sense 2
conserve, preserve, maintain, keep up -- (keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction; "We preserve these archeological findings"; "The old lady could not keep up the building"; "children must be taught to conserve our national heritage"; "The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts")
       => keep -- (look after; be the keeper of; have charge of; "He keeps the shop when I am gone")

Sense 3
conserve, husband, economize, economise -- (use cautiously and frugally; "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit")
       => save, preserve -- (to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer")

Sense 4
conserve -- (preserve with sugar; "Mom always conserved the strawberries we grew in the backyard")
       => preserve, keep -- (prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh")

Antonyms of adj conserved

1 sense of conserved

Sense 1
conserved -- (protected from harm or loss)

INDIRECT (VIA preserved) -> destroyed -- (spoiled or ruined or demolished; "war left many cities destroyed"; "Alzheimer's is responsible for her destroyed mind")

Similarity of adj conserved

1 sense of conserved

Sense 1
conserved -- (protected from harm or loss)
       => preserved (vs. destroyed) -- (kept intact or in a particular condition)


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